GAMBARAN PENGETAHUAN DAN SIKAP IBU NIFAS TENTANG STATUS GIZI PADA MASA NIFAS DI WILAYAH KERJA PUSKESMAS MUARA DELANG

Abstract

The postpartum period begins after the placenta is born and ends when the uterus returns to its pre-pregnancystate. Nutrition is very necessary for postpartum mothers, because nutrition can affect breast milk production, postpartum recovery, andother influences on the sustainability of postpartum mothers.Basedon data from the PSG NationalPocketBook(2017), thepercentage ofpregnantwomenexperiencingSEZinIndonesiain2017was 14.8%. Many factors can affect nutritional status during the puerperium, including knowledge and attitude factors. Aninitial survey in the working area ofthe Muara Delang Health Center in 2020, it turned out that postpartum mothers who had nutritional problems in the Muara Delang Health Center Work area, namely in Bunga Antoi Village (27.12%) and Muara Delang Village (18.96%) postpartum mothers . This research is a descriptive study, conducted in Bunga Antoi Village and Muara Delang Village in September 2020. The research sample was all postpartum mothers in Bunga Antoi Village and Muara Delang Village in 2020 totaling 24 people. The instrument used was a questionnaire, analyzed by univariate analysis. The knowledge of postpartum mothers about nutritional status during the puerperium was good at 3 (12.50%), sufficient at 7 (29.17%) and less than 14 (58.33%). Positive attitude 13 (54.17%) and negative 11 (45.83%) postpartum mothers. Postpartum mothers in Bunga Antoi Village and Muara Delang Village mostly have less knowledge and have a positive attitude. It is hoped that the Muara Delang Health Center will further increase the knowledge of postpartum mothers about the nutritional needs of mothers during the postpartum period through the provision of counseling.